[AISWorld] Tenure-track position at U of Arkansas

[Viswanath Venkatesh]

The Information Systems Department at the University of Arkansas plans to hire one tenure-track faculty member at the assistant professor level to begin August 2014. Applicants need to have completed their Ph.D. with a concentration in information systems or a related field by the beginning of the appointment and begun to establish a record of excellence in research. Candidates must have a demonstrated record of high quality research. Candidates should also demonstrate promise of teaching excellence at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Teaching a broad range of information systems courses at various levels is important. Some of the specialized areas in which our faculty members may be expected to teach include business analytics, enterprise resource planning, and enterprise systems. Rank and salary will be competitive, commensurate with qualifications. In order to enhance educational diversity, the University of Arkansas seeks to include and integrate individuals from varied backgrounds and with varied characteristics such as those defined by race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and intellectual perspective. The department has 10 tenured or tenure-track faculty, including 5 professors who hold positions with endowments. Faculty research interests include: IT personnel; privacy, security, and ethics; IT training and education; e-commerce; IS strategy and IT investments; social networks; software development, decision making and decision aids; mobility; technology adoption; and RFID. The Walton College Information Systems Department has been ranked consistently in the top-5 among business schools for publication activity in Information Systems Research and MIS Quarterly. The Walton College has consistently been ranked among the nation's top 25 public undergraduate business schools since 2005, according to U.S. News and World Report.

The department has an active research-oriented Ph.D. program, a Master of Information Systems program, and a BSBA major in Information Systems. The department has a world-class Enterprise Systems Program that gives our students experience with industrial-strength technology platforms, thanks to more than $60 Million in gifts of hardware, software, data, training, and financial support from IBM, Wal-Mart, NCR, SAP, Oracle, and others. The Information Technology Research Institute (http://itri.uark.edu/), with about 20 active member companies, is housed in the department. For more information about the department, see http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/ISYS/default.asp.

The Sam M. Walton College of Business has more than 4,000 undergraduate and more than 300 graduate students. The Walton College has an innovative integrated cross-functional business core program that focuses on business processes, and several new cross-disciplinary minors and concentrations. The University of Arkansas has a total enrollment of more than 25,000 students. Following a successful recent $1 billion capital campaign, the university has launched another such campaign.

Location: The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. The Fayetteville area offers high quality of life, a mild climate, excellent health care, a variety of restaurants, a moderate cost of living, and many cultural and recreational activities. Fayetteville's Walton Arts Center offers a rich variety of Broadway, symphony, dance, jazz, and other performances and special events. Fayetteville is minutes from lakes and rivers for fishing, swimming, and boating. It is a city of approximately 68,000 with a regional population of more than 400,000. The region has one of the highest growth rates in the U.S. and is consistently listed among the most desirable places to live. Fayetteville is also an excellent location for business and careers as evidenced by Forbes ranking Fayetteville 8th in Best Places for Business and Careers for 2007. A number of Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters in Northwest Arkansas, including Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt Transport.

Where to apply? Applications including a vita, three letters of reference and sample research papers should be sent before November 15, 2013 for full consideration. Applications should be sent by email as a single PDF file (not exceeding 10MB) to isyssrch at walton.uark.edu<mailto:isyssrch at walton.uark.edu>. Contact information: Questions can be directed to the department chair, Dr. Rajiv Sabherwal (rsabherwal at walton.uark.edu<mailto:rsabherwal at walton.uark.edu>), or the search committee chair, Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh (vvenkatesh at walton.uark.edu<mailto:vvenkatesh at walton.uark.edu>). The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. All applicants are subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and persons hired must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.

Sincerely,
Viswanath Venkatesh
Distinguished Professor and George and Boyce Billingsley Chair in Information Systems
Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-3869; Fax: 479-575-3689
Email: vvenkatesh at vvenkatesh.us<mailto:vvenkatesh at vvenkatesh.us>
Website: http://vvenkatesh.com<http://vvenkatesh.com/>
IS Research Rankings Website: http://vvenkatesh.com/ISRanking

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